The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-17
The Strike Ended.

The great strike in New York city and Vi
cinity practically ended on Friday last. The
new hands employed on the docks We're grad
ualy acquiring efficiency, many of the old
hands We're returning to work, and District
Assembly -, X. of L.. of New York. which
ordered the strike. played its last card when it
sent forth an order Thursday night that the
10000 brewers and stationary engineers should
stop work Friday morning. These men refus-
ed positively to take part in the great strike. As
they had no grievances against their employ
ers, and having families to support could not
afford to remain idle.
The total losses Of the strike are said to a.
grc-ate 81 100000, a large part Of which falls
upon the men who gave up their employment
at the instance of Assembly -. Some Of these
men will be unable to regain their positions. As
they had been filled hy others before the strike
ended. The insane folly and wicke,lncs> Of
the matter is shown by the fact that not one Of
these men had any complaint as to wages Or
treatment, but were simply ordered to leave
their work and give up the wages which
supported them and their families because
H'iiic iitii III iiiotlti pan ~ tit county
wanted an increase of pay. TO this enl the
trade and commerce of the great metropolis
We're temporarily paralyzei and The poor peo-
pie OF New England hal TO pay more for their
coal
Ii is surprising that any number OF ntelli-
gent men should 80 cn>ave themselves a. to be
AT the mercy of Il single crank who may order
them to give up their bread and butter by re-
linqui>hn@ profitable and satisfactory employ
ment. Master Workman Quinn of District
Assembly -. who ordered this strike. when
he appeared before the Legislative Investigate
suspensions of labor We're strike against a
general system" and that they Were intended
to "cnlchtcn the public as to the wrongs of
the strikers and bring the pressure of public
opinion to bear on the cml LOVERS" Further
more. Mr.. Quinn said:
That he believed the government ought to
own all factories. and. ultimately. all great
stores for the sale of merchandise: when that
time came the farmer would no longer OWN his
land: all land, all property Of every kind.
would he owned by the government for the
common good and common use.
Mr.. RG>>elIn other words, the Henry
George theory.
Witne>>-The Henry George theory i'm
proved.
Mr.. Quinn thea said in reply to Mr.. iIo.c-
boom. that he believed wealth would he more
equitably distributed under the system of GOV
eminent ownership which he advocated. and
that therefore the present friction between la
Dor and capital would DISAPPEAR"
In private conversation Quinn expresses
even more radical views, especially in the mat
ter of land. If Il piece of ground he vacant he
holds that any man without land has a perfect
right to settle upon ii. regardless of any pre-
existing rights of ownership. This. of course.
is the EXTREMIST kind of communism, and the
Boston journal well asks: What do intelIi-
gent Workingmcn think of it: Does it seem to
them that a man Who rrorlailn> such theories
is fit to lie intru>tcd With the power of .'orier-
Ing out or bordering back Ill li> caprice
thousands OF workin.men: